Thursday, January 10, 2008

DIWALI GOAN ISTYLE....

We stay in Mumbai but celebrate Diwali in a very traditional way as it is celebrated in Goa,The first day of Diwali is very important for a goan , The lady of the house gets up early and after a bath prepares 5 different poha dishes each tasting different from the other.An usal and ambada sasav is also prepared to accompany the poha.

poha are prepared by my mother in law , she loves to prepare all these herself and that too as early as possible , it gives her great pleasure to serve them well before all the other members of the family and up and ready for the diwali celebration and the ' OVALANI'

18 comments:

Correct me if I am wrong, please. Is the day of Diwali not started with something bitter? Or have I got this mixed with something else?Will be in Goa on the 20th, not on holiday, though!BTW, I didn't hear from you.

i am a goan married to a mahrashtrian,and this year i decided to go all goan for diwali.So i made 5 prkarche fov.My DH isnt too crazy about poha and so i made it in little quantity,but he simply loved it.

My husband is from goa, and we have celebrated many diwalis at my inlaws place in mumbai. My mom in law makes all the phoas u have shown. They taste lovely. and watana usal tastes so good with all the sweet pohas. She does make an additional poha with solkadi. U have really touched a chord with me. Thanks

I have tried posting a comment but it does not seem to get posted. I loved your blog, it reminds of my days at Prabha's house the wonderful meals I ate there and the love and laughter we shared.Will be a regular reader of your blog

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